Skate.



' No; 696,7". Patentqd 1an. 7, |902.

o. w. EvEETT.'

.i SKATE.

Application Bled May 13, 1899.)

Eff.. 1125.12 es), j

UNrTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL. WIN SLOW' SKATE MFG. CO., OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SKATE.

SPECIEFICA'JJION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,71 1, dated January '7, 1902.

Application filed May 13. 1 8 9 9.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LOTIS W. EVERETT, a citif justed to different shapes of shoes, so as toy bring the skate-blade directly under the center of the foot of the wearer.

To this end my invention Aconsists of the parts and combinations of parts, as hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of this speciication.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a skate having a clamping mechanism constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof; and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same, partly in section.

In adjusting a skate tothe shoe of a wearer it is desirable that the skate-blade should be located substantially below the center of theY foot although for certain fancy-figure skating and to suit the individual preferences it is sometimes desirable to have the skateblade adjusted at more or less of an angle to the center line of the foot.

The especial object of my present invention is therefore to provide a skate-clamping mechanism which can be adjusted to bring the skate-blade to" any desired relation with respect to thecenter line of the foot and Awhich at the same time can be clamped and released with a facility equal to that of the ordinary skate -clamping mechanisms now employed. To this end a skate-clamping mechanism constructed according to my invention comprises a heel-clamp, a toe-clamp for engaging one side of the shoe of the wearer, connections for simultaneously actuating said heel-clamp and Said toe-clamp, and a second toe-clamp for the other side of the shoe of the wearer, which second toe- Serial No. 7161649. (No model.)

clamp may be set to fixed positions independently of the other clamps. Q

' Referring to the drawings and in detail, 10 designates the skate-blade, 1l the toe-plate, land 12 the heel-plate. These' parts may be of the ordinary construction and need not be described at length herein. `Adjustably mounted on the under side of the heel-plate 12 and supported by rivets 14, extending through slots therein, as shown in Fig. 3, is the ordinary heel-clamp 13. under side of the toe-plate 11 and supported by rivets 16, extending through slots therein, is a toe-clamp 15 fotengaging one side of the shoe of the wearer. J u rnaled in the rear end of the toe-clamp 15 is a stud 17. Journaled on a stud A18 at the forward end of the heel-clamp 13isaclamping-lever19,havingastud20journaled therein. lAn adjusting-screw 21 is adjustably threaded into the studs 17 and 2O by means of threaded sections having right and left hand threads, respectively. Cooperating with these parts, but independently adjustable thereof, so as to be Set to different fixed positions, is a second toe-clamp 22, supported on the under side of the toe-plate 11 by clips 25. An adj usting-screw 23 is jou rnaled loosely in a bracket extending down from the toeplate and is threaded intoa lug extending down from the clamp 22.. f

As shown most clearlyin Fig. 2, the bracket 24 is preferably located on the opposite side of the skate-blade from the clamp 22, so that the clamping-pressu refrom the clamp 22 may be supported by the skate-blade rather than by the bracket 24 alone.

In adjusting a skate provided with a clamping mechanism as thus constructed the adjusting-screw 21 is turned to open the toeclamp 15 and heel-clamp 13 to some extent more than that required for the size of the shoe to which the skate is to be applied. The other toe-clamp 22 is then adjusted to bring the skate-blade in any desired position with respect to the center of the foot of the wearer,

after which the adjusting-screw 21 may be tightened, so that the clamping-lever 19 will apply any desired amount of pressure through the toe-clamp 15 and heel-clamp 13.

I am aware that changes may be made in Mounted on the IOO the construction of my skate-clamping mech- Ianism by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims and that my clamping mechanism is not only adapted for use on ice-skates, but that the same is equally available for clamping roller-skates, it so desired. I do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the construction herein shown; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a skate, the combination of the heelclamp, a toe-clamp for engaging one side of the shoe of the wearer, connections for simultaneously actuating said clamps, a second toe-clamp for engaging the other side of the shoe of the wearer, and an adjusting-screw for setting the second toe-clamp to fixed positions independently of the other clam ps, said adj usting-screw being arranged to transmit the clamping-pressure applied to the second toe-clamp 'to the skate-blade, substan- 'rially as described.

2. Ina skate, the combination of a heelclamp, a toe-clamp for engaging one side of the shoe of the wearer, connections for sim ultaneously' actuating said clamps, a second toe-clamp for engaging the other side of the shoe of the wearer, an adjusting-screw for setting the second toe-clamp to fixed positions independently of the other clamps, said adjusting-screw being mounted in a bracket arranged to bear on the opposite side of the skate-blade from said second toe-clamp, substantially as described.

3. In a skate, the combination of a toeclamp for engaging one side of the shoe of the wearer,a heel-clamp,a clamping-lever lnounted on the forward part of the heel-clamp, an adjusting-screw connecting the clamping-lever and toe-clamp so that said clamps may be adjustedY and simultaneously operated, a second toe-clamp arranged to engage the opposite side of the shoe of the wearer, and an adjusting-screw for setting said toe-clamp to different fixed positions independently of the other clamps, said adjustingscrew being mounted in a bracket at the opposite side of the skate-blade from the second toe-clamp so that pressure applied to said second toeclamp will be transmitted to the skate-blade, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a skate and a toggleclamping mechanism therefor for clamping and locking the skate to the shoe ot' the wearer, comprising a toe-clamp for engaging one side of the shoe ot' the wearer, a clamping-lever pivotally mounted on the forward part of the heel-clamp, an adjusting-screw for connecting the clamping-lever and toe-clamp, whereby said clamping-lever and toe-clamp may be rst adjusted with respect to each other by the screw, and then simultaneously operated by the lever which springs past its center of motion to lock the skate in its clamped position,a second toe-clamp for engaging the other side of the shoe, andan adj listing-screw for setting said second toe-clamp to fixed positions independently of the other clamps, whereby the skate may be adjusted transversely with respect to the foot of the wearer and clamped without the use of special tools, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTIS \V. EVERETT. VVituesses:

FREDERICK B. MARLow, PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE. 

